Malmesbury: England’s Oldest Borough
The borough of Malmesbury was home to the great historian William of Malmesbury – what do we...
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Month: March 2013
An Anglo-Saxon Tale: Lady Godiva
The story of Lady Godiva is an enduring one – find out here the facts about her that are known to be true, alongside the tale that has been handed down through the years. Who was Lady Godiva? Godiva (Old English: Godgifu,...
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King Arthur, ‘Once and Future King’
The fantastical tale of King Arthur, the hero warrior, is one of the great themes of British...
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Anglo-Saxon Background to the Conquest
The history behind the battle of Hastings and the Norman Conquest began 50 years before...
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Anglo-Saxons
The Anglo-Saxons The Anglo-Saxons were the population in Britain partly descended from the...
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List of museums of Greek and Roman antiquities
This is a list of museums with major collections of Greek and Roman antiquities. State Hermitage,...
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Mesolithic
The Mesolithic (Greek: mesos “middle”, lithos “stone”) is an...
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Definition of Antiquity
Antiquities, nearly always used in the plural in this sense, is a term for objects from Antiquity,...
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GOGH, Vincent Van (1853-1890), Netherlands
Birth name Vincent Willem van Gogh Born 30 March 1853 Zundert, Netherlands Died 29 July 1890 (aged...
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World’s oldest four-cylinder American car for sale at Bonhams Quail Lodge auction
Truly, seldom does an incredible opportunity to acquire such an important piece of automotive...
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